{"id":1688,"date":"2018-12-31T23:22:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T23:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aptnewsghana.com\/?p=1688"},"modified":"2018-12-31T23:22:06","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T23:22:06","slug":"stabbed-pastor-never-engaged-in-human-sacrifices-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aptnewsghana.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/31\/stabbed-pastor-never-engaged-in-human-sacrifices-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Stabbed pastor never engaged in human sacrifices – Family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Family members of an Assemblies of God pastor, Rev. David Nabegmado, who was stabbed to death by his nephew are discounting claims their deceased relative was engaged in human sacrifices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\n suspect, Francis Nabegmado, has confessed to the crime but justified \nsame, claiming the deceased had targeted to use him for rituals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking\n on behalf of the family, Dan Makandan urged the public to disregard \nwhat he describes as an erroneous impression created by the suspect in \nthe viral video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNabegmado\n family distances itself from an alleged statement made by Francis. Rev \n[David] Nabegmado is a genuine man of God who is humble and down to \nearth,\u201d he told Joy News, Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the family affirms that the slain pastor is \u201cnot an idol worshiper but a true and genuine man of God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rev Nabegmado was stabbed multiple times by Francis while he was preparing to deliver his sermon on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was rushed to the hospital but unfortunately succumbed to his stab wounds before he could be attended to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The perpetrator of the crime was pursued by some members of the community and accosted after he attempted to escape in a taxi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Francis\n Nabegmado in an audio circulating on social media said to be \nextracted from his statement to the police after committing the crime, \nclaimed he killed Rev. Nabegmado because he was not practising what he \npreached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\n suspect sounding incoherent in his statement also alleged the man of \nGod was responsible for the deaths of some family members and church \nmembers and hence his decision to put an end to these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\n himself knows that today is the final day for all of us and I decided \nto come with this knife and with turpentine and matches,\u201d he said, \nrevealing his next action was to take some items in his possession and \nset them ablaze after killing him before he was accosted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n